Attachment for stalls



Aug. 24 5 1926. 1,597,285

A. F. PATOKA ATTACHMENT FOR, STALLS Filed April 12, 1926 wuuatoz A Fpa take,

Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE;

ANDREW F. PATOKA, 0F AMHERST, WISCONSIN.

ATTACHMENT FOR STALLS.

Application filed April 12, 1926.

This invention is an attachment for stalls. having for its object the provision of simple means whereby to counteract and overcome natural habits of cattle whereby their excreta is dropped upon the platform upon which they stand instead of being deposilcd in the gutter behind the stall. It is a habit of cattle in responding to a call of nature, to hump their backs so that they move forwardly upon the platform and the excreta is consequently dropped upon the platform, so that it becomes an exceedingl y diifieult matter to maintain the sanitary condition of the stalls. My invention provides means whereby when a cow attempts to hump her back, the action will be arrested and the cow will be caused to move rearwardly in the stall to clear the arresting means and, consequently, will be caused to drop her excreta in the gutter. The invention also seeks to provide a device which may be readily pl ared in position and which may be easily adjusted to the height of the ceiling); and other local conditions. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and ymrtly in section, of my attachment in place.

Figure 2 is an end view of the attachment, V

in the drawing, the reference numeral l indicates a series of stanchions which be of any approved type and located at the front of the stalls in the usual manner.

2 designates a series of beams supporting the root or the floor of an upper story a barn and extending over the several stalls. In carrying out the present invenion. I secure to the beams 2, hangers each of which consists of an upper tubular memher 3 secured at its upper end to a beam, and a lower member 4; of proper diameter to fit closely but slidably within the lower end oi the upper tubular member. The lower member may be secured at any desired point in the upper hollow member by a set screw or the like, indicated at 5, this arrangement permitting the hanger to be lengthened or shortened according to the distance of the ceiling or the beams above the stalls and, possibly, the size of the cat- Serial No. 101,406.

tle. Further adjustment is secured by providing a longitudinal series of openings 6 through the upper end of each member 3 and inserting a bolt 7 through a selected one of said openings into the corresponding beam in an obvious manner. T0 at tain rigidity in the mounting of the hanger, a brace 8 is provided which has its upper end secured to the beam 2 and its lower end secured to the hanger by a bolt 9 inserted through selected openings 10 in the upper hanger member and the lower portion of the brace, as will be understood upon reference to Figure 2. A brace 8 may be pro" vided at each hanger or at only such se lected hangers as may be deemed necessary in any given installation. Rigidity in the structure may be further attained by pro vidiug brace 11 disposed diagonally across the angle defined by the lower end of a hanger and the bar carried by the hanger, as shown in Figure 1. To the lower end oi each hanger member lis secured a clamp or collar 12 and inserted through and carried by the several collars is a bar 13 which extends through the collars or clamps of the entire series of hangers and is disposed transversely over the several stalls in such position that the effort of the animal to raise her back will bring it into contact with the bar and cause her to at once desist from the act-ion. The bar 13 is circular in cross section so that it will be free of angles ant consequently, will not out or bruise the anima'ls back by contact therewith, and it is preferably tubular 00 that stems 14, can rying spherical knobs 15, may be inserted into its ends and thereby impart a somewhat ornamental appearance to the device.

The use oi the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. The device is so arranged and suspended that the lower stop bar 13 will be disposed above and normally out of contact with the back of the animal, as shown in Figure 2. Upward movement of the animals back, however, will bring it at once against the bar and the animal will thereupon move baclrwairdly from the bar so that the matter dis: =harged will be deposited in the gutter instead of falling upon the platform. The device is exceedingly simple and Having thus described the invel i' I claim is:

A device for the purpose set forth comorising' a )lulilllt of han 'ers eaclr=con-= l i, a:

sis'ting of an upper member fixed to a ceiling or other support, and a lower member adjustabiy secured to said fixed member and ole-sending therefrom, a plurality of collars each secured to the lower end of a hanger; and a bar extending through and secured in said collars.

In testimony whereof I affix my signacure;

ANDREW F. PATOKA. L s51 

